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Islamabad High Court bars FIR mention in character certificates after acquittal

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that police cannot mention an FIR in the character certificate of a citizen who has been acquitted in the case, declaring any such certificate unlawful and invalid. Justice Ayyaz Shaukat, while deciding a public interest petition, directed the Inspector General of Police, Islamabad, to establish a formal mechanism to ensure that references to criminal cases ending in acquittal are not included in character certificates issued to citizens. The c